Thrive survey update
Last year, we commissioned a survey of Thrive practitioners in primary schools. We wanted to find out how Thrive is being used and to understand what the impact of the Approach has been. Almost 500 responses…
Oxytocin: embracing the hug hormone
As human beings, we are born with a need for connection. We long to feel safe and secure and to build close relationships that make us feel special. When we connect with another person, our brain…
How a neuroscientific approach transformed our school
One head explains that an approach based on neuroscience has improved behaviour, cut exclusions and boosted wellbeing.
Manor Infant School – a Thrive case study
Background Manor Infant School is a three-form entry school in Farnborough, Hampshire. The school was introduced to the Thrive Approach in 2017, when Headteacher Emma Dare trained as a Thrive Licensed Practitioner along with the school’s…
Bentley New Village Primary School – a Thrive case study
The Need Bentley New Village Primary School, in Doncaster, currently has 272 pupils but numbers can vary from 260 to 300. It is based in a deprived community which has high levels of unemployment and the…
The Bewbush Academy – a Thrive case study
The Need The Bewbush Academy is a primary school in West Sussex with a three-form intake and 580 pupils. It is in a socially diverse community with many parents who work shifts, including a large number…
Guest blog: how Thrive could help my school
This month, we were delighted to be joined by Alex, a student from a local secondary school, for a week of work experience. Throughout the week, Alex spent time with different teams learning about Thrive and…
Birmingham School Works With Thrive to Overturn Damning Ofsted Report
A West Midlands school which has been placed in special measures by Ofsted is adopting a radical approach to exclusions and behaviour problems in order to make a step-change in its culture for pupils and staff….
Greater Horseshoe School – a Thrive case study
The Need Greater Horseshoe is an independent special school based in Heathfield, Devon, which opened in September 2018. Run by Enhanced Learning Services it has 21 pupils aged from eight to 19-years-old, many of whom have…
Creating a special relationship is key
Cullompton Pre-School Leader Amelia Joyner completed her Licenced Practitioner training in 2018 and is already seeing the benefits of adopting the Thrive Approach across the whole setting. The pre-school, based in mid Devon, has an Ofsted…
Jemima Browning takes nasen Young Person/youth achievement award sponsored by Thrive
A passionate advocate for disability rights has won this year’s Young Person/Youth Achievement nasen Award. We were delighted to watch Jemima Browning, from Yorkshire, collect the award, sponsored by Thrive, at a glittering black-tie event…
New whole-school induction package for primary settings
We are delighted to launch a brand-new induction package for primary settings looking to take a whole-school approach to embedding Thrive. Thrive Together has been designed to equip Thrive leads with everything they need to inspire…